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Do I really need to pay $230 for the Shun Fuji ceramic honing steel?

Hi,

For my wife's birthday, I splurged and bought her a Shun Fuji 8.5" Chef's Knife. I loved the way it looked and surprised her with it, and she loves it. I always knew I needed a honing steel, but the saleswoman at Williams Sonoma made it sound like I NEEDED the Shun Fuji Ceramic honing steel, which retails for $229+tax. Ive found ceramic honing steels on amazon for 30 bucks. Is there anything special about the shun fuji one? I would really rather not have to pay ~$250 for it. Thank you in advance for any input/advice.

Nooooooo. DMT makes as good a ceramic rod as any. Others are good too. Many prefer diamond steel steels to ceramic. Either way, keep $200 in your pocket. (Or spend it on a stone or two to actually sharpen the knife)